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There is no single Belgian legal category called construction vehicle. Depending on its design and purpose, a construction vehicle may be classified as a goods vehicle, slow vehicle, vehicle of special construction, mobile crane or another vehicle category.

A vehicle of special construction is a vehicle primarily designed or permanently converted to function as a tool, with almost no payload compared with its tare weight. The category includes certain self-propelled industrial machines.

A Belgian vehicle for slow transport is a motor vehicle whose construction and origin limit its nominal maximum speed to 40 km/h or less.

Yes, when its legal classification and technical requirements permit road use. The vehicle must comply with the registration, technical, lighting, dimensional and other requirements applicable to its particular category.

The required licence depends on the legal classification and characteristics of the vehicle. Ordinary goods vehicles normally fall within categories B, C1 or C according to their authorised mass, while special rules exist for certain industrial vehicles of special construction.

Yes, in a specific case. A category B licence may be used to drive an industrial vehicle of special construction with a design speed of no more than 40 km/h when travelling between construction sites less than 5 km apart or when operating within a port area.

No. Orange-yellow flashing lights warn other road users of a special task, obstruction or danger but do not give the vehicle the priority rights associated with a priority vehicle using blue lights and a siren.

Orange-yellow flashing lights may be used while the vehicle is actually performing the task for which those lights are authorised or when its presence on the public road creates an obstruction or danger to traffic.

No. Motorway access is prohibited to vehicles or combinations that cannot reach 70 km/h on a level road. A construction machine limited by design to 40 km/h therefore cannot use a motorway under the ordinary rules.

Yes, but special rules may apply. If the vehicle exceeds the normal permitted dimensions or masses, it may qualify as an exceptional vehicle and require a specific permit and compliance with the route and safety conditions imposed for that journey.

The Belgian A31 warning sign warns road users that there are works ahead. Temporary signs, barriers and orange road markings may also be used to guide traffic through the work zone.

Yes, in the circumstances provided by law. A site supervisor responsible for protecting roadworks personnel may give traffic-control indications and may use the prescribed C3 stop disc to stop traffic.